to speak; to say; to vocalize
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; opposition
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
core; core; hardcore; all-out
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
not yet known; unknown; strange
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
serious look (on one's face); straight face
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
the very best; excellent; superb
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
beyond that point; after that
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
note (letter) left behind; will
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)